The National Health Service (Tribunal) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005

Made8th June 2005

Laid before the Scottish Parliament9th June 2005

Coming into force1st July 2005

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 26(2), 29(4) and (9), 29A(5), 32, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals and its Scottish Committee in accordance with section 8(1) and (3) of the Tribunal and Inquiries Act 19922, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Tribunal) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st July 2005.

Amendment of the National Health Service (Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations 20042.

In regulation 2(1) of the National Health Service (Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (interpretation and forms)3 for the definition of “optician”, substitute–

““optician” means an ophthalmic optician;”.

ANDREW P KERR

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

8th June 2005

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 which make provision relating to the NHS Tribunal and representation to and procedures before it.

Regulation 2 amends the definition of “optician” in regulation 2(1) of the National Health Service (Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (interpretation and forms) to mean an ophthalmic optician, as defined in section 108 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.